Wow. What an amazing little pop-up alphabet book.. Maybe we’ll get this for Jack when he’s learning his ABC’s?
via Drawn!
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Author: Ben
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Lies, damn lies, and statistics
From an article on elevator safety in the New Yorker:
An average of twenty-six people die in (or on) elevators in the United States every year, but most of these are people being paid to work on them. That may still seem like a lot, until you consider that that many die in automobiles every five hours.
Remember that number. Around twenty-six people die in cars every five hours. Remember it when you read any other statistic involving deaths related to a product over the course of a year to help you keep perspective on how big the risk really is.
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An Affair to Remember
Damn that’s a pretty font. From an interview with Neil Summerour over on I Love Typography.
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The Great Outdoor Fight
I’ve been a fan of Achewood for a while, but this new book just looks amazing. It’s the Great Outdoor Fight in book form, with a new original story plus history, bios, a hall of champions, glossary, recipes(?!) and a deleted scene.
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I *heart* Knives
I love this knife. A long time ago in an apartment far away, I had a Wüsthof 10″ chef’s knife that I loved dearly, but one day an incident involving a toaster vaporized a small hole through the blade. I’d loved that knife dearly, picking it up during a knife skills course at ICE, but I figured I’d check out the offerings before getting another. After playing with the knives at a local knife store, I settled on the Shun instead.
Why? I just like it better. The D-shaped handle fits my hand nicely, it doesn’t have the heavy bolster of the Wüsthof and I liked the blade shape a bit more. It’s also significantly sharper out of the box and seems to hold an edge better. And it’s oh so pretty, which doesn’t hurt.
If you’re looking for a new chef’s knife, definitely check it out (along with all the others). Knives are highly personal and it’s worth paying a visit to someone with stock to see what’s available.